tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post3218965706916895922..comments2024-03-11T22:15:41.520+10:00Comments on Shaun's Wargaming with Miniatures: Operation Jupiter 17 - Crossfire at the Woods 20mm WW2 (own rules)Shaun Travershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-54046747826699543132021-12-30T15:14:54.001+10:002021-12-30T15:14:54.001+10:00I agree they are not really skirmish, more "m...I agree they are not really skirmish, more "mass skirmish". Both the Arnhem and Operation Jupiter scenarios have on average about 30-40 figures + support for an attacking side (i.e. about a platoon). Some of the actions have been bathtubbed and there are exceptions such as a 1 Vs 3 battle.<br /><br />I have had the Arnhem book for a while and bought some painted 20mm Red Devils years ago to play them. But at the rate I am getting through the Operation Jupiter games it may be a long while before the paras see action!Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-57789014272002053432021-12-30T15:08:22.855+10:002021-12-30T15:08:22.855+10:00Hello Dale,
Where were you 40 years ago when I wa...Hello Dale,<br /><br />Where were you 40 years ago when I was trying to paint kill rings :-)Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-45335286608504669492021-12-30T11:58:27.966+10:002021-12-30T11:58:27.966+10:00I did not know about the Final Combat skirmish sce...I did not know about the Final Combat skirmish scenario books. The Skirmish Elite series is really for a lot more figures for me to consider it "skirmish", but I will have to give one of these a go. 75 scenarios in the Arnhem book! Too bad I have no Red Devils.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667428218897971037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-34569768186574707682021-12-30T11:54:23.585+10:002021-12-30T11:54:23.585+10:00Try scale model pin striping tape. Comes in a vari...Try scale model pin striping tape. Comes in a variety of widths. Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667428218897971037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-14710920517708972682021-12-29T22:53:21.981+10:002021-12-29T22:53:21.981+10:00Thanks Steve. I started playing 20mm WW2 back in ...Thanks Steve. I started playing 20mm WW2 back in 1979 (14yo) and still use most of the same kit and at least half the terrain dates from that time. I may be able to get them out again on the table soon as I have a few weeks holiday at the moment.Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-29182051036819546232021-12-29T22:41:16.957+10:002021-12-29T22:41:16.957+10:00Ah, that sort of game takes me back to being a kid...Ah, that sort of game takes me back to being a kid and playing with Airfix and Matchbox soldiers and tanks:). A nice scenario and some interesting mechanics re: the Joker. Let's hope these get time on the table again soon.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-36465919625150497052021-12-29T22:32:16.512+10:002021-12-29T22:32:16.512+10:00I tried painting kill rings once and failed misera...I tried painting kill rings once and failed miserably. Never tried lances either - that sounds impossible for me!Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-69917387582555753962021-12-29T22:27:22.862+10:002021-12-29T22:27:22.862+10:00For the life of me, I can’t paint rings on gun bar...For the life of me, I can’t paint rings on gun barrels and can’t paint those twisting lines that go down medieval lances, that look like a barbers lamp.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-16665508024805513942021-12-29T19:38:08.672+10:002021-12-29T19:38:08.672+10:00Most of the plastic is over 40 years old being for...Most of the plastic is over 40 years old being form the late 70s or 1980. In fact, most of my British and half of my Germans date from this time!<br /><br />Playing solo most of the time, I did use to like the Joker mechanism. But as I replied to Norm, I think my rules will work fine without a sudden end of turn.Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-84910900792479296442021-12-29T19:36:11.426+10:002021-12-29T19:36:11.426+10:00Thanks Peter. I was glad to get the 20mm WW2 out....Thanks Peter. I was glad to get the 20mm WW2 out. My favourite WW2 scale.Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-70845386092001049262021-12-29T19:35:38.730+10:002021-12-29T19:35:38.730+10:00Thanks Norm.
It was great to get some 20mm non-...Thanks Norm. <br /><br />It was great to get some 20mm non-skirmish gaming on the table after what seemed like years.<br /><br />I have heard of the two joker system before but have not had the time to test it out. For the way my rules work, I think it will be fine for everyone to have a chance to activate as pinning and suppression results should stop all units having a go.<br /><br />Oh, and when I acquired the Tiger (back in 1981) it had the kill rings painted on it already.Shaun Travershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691522858410783769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-55287892538233628462021-12-29T18:46:28.161+10:002021-12-29T18:46:28.161+10:00Great report, thanks, and nice to see some proper ...Great report, thanks, and nice to see some proper plastic figures in action.<br /><br />I'm not a huge fan of end of Turn card mechanics. It is fine for solo play but for opposed games it can lead to very abrupt changes which don't support the game narrative. Norms solution is an interesting idea to smooth it out though. Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-45889971909685563022021-12-29T18:05:38.641+10:002021-12-29T18:05:38.641+10:00An interesting game report and good to see the 20m...An interesting game report and good to see the 20mm miniatures.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394777082320559161.post-43538581975210586272021-12-29T17:39:35.237+10:002021-12-29T17:39:35.237+10:00Plenty of action and nice to see the 20mm get an o...Plenty of action and nice to see the 20mm get an outing …. Especially the Churchills, though the ‘kill rings’ on the Tiger barrel must have unnerved them.<br /><br />A few years ago, I did a card activation system and put 2 end of turn cards in the deck, so that it wasn’t so random based on just one end of turn card being drawn - both had to be drawn. It has the effect of smoothing out each turn and players start each turn confident that it will not abruptly end, though once the first ‘end of turn’ card is drawn, that confidence goes. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com